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Caribbean Future of Work Forum
Port of Spain (ILO News) – A Caribbean Future of Work Forum, organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Government of Jamaica, will be held on 22 February 2017 in Kingston, Jamaica. The Forum will bring…
Haiti PM steps down
From Caribbean360 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Sunday February 12, 2017 – Haiti’s Prime Minister Enex Jean-Charles has resigned to allow the country’s new president to form a new government. Jean-Charles, who was appointed in March last year by interim president Jocelerme Privert,…
Belize among the Caribbean countries recording strongest tourism growth
by Adele Ramos From Amandala BELIZE CITY – – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) Thursday (9) unveiled its report on the performance of the tourism sector across the Caribbean for 2016. The report said that while only 48% of the…
Mexico: ICRC president calls on Latin America and Caribbean to keep championing prohibition of nuclear weapons
News release14 FEBRUARY 2017 Mexico (ICRC) – The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, today urged governments in Latin America and the Caribbean to support the negotiations on a new treaty to prohibit and…
St Vincent: As Argyle Airport opens, PM Gonsalves says it’s ‘a metaphor of what is possible’
By Kenton X. Chance/iWitness News From St Lucia On Line February 14, 2017 Argyle International Airport was officially opened Monday afternoon with a flag raising ceremony in which Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said that the facility is “a symbol, it…
UK: Man dressed as Johnny Depp character in Pirates of the Caribbean, Captain Jack Sparrow, carried a machete to get arrested over mental health concerns
From The Packet Falmouth A man concerned he was not getting the mental health help he needed dressed as Captain Jack Sparrow and carried a machete in a desperate move on New Year’s Eve. Timothy Pullar, aged 46, of Pengelly…
Tiny airborne probe could help local weather forecasts
By Jon Fingas From engadget You could get as-it-happens atmospheric data well beyond airports. To date, it hasn’t been easy to get loads of airborne weather data beyond major airports. Airliners have had a sophisticated probe system (TAMDAR Edge) for…
Foreign minister accused of reducing Bahamas reputation to ‘junk’ status
By Caribbean News Now contributor From Caribbean News Now NASSAU, Bahamas — In a recent press statement, the Grand Bahama Human Rights Association (GBHRA) claimed that Bahamas foreign minister Fred Mitchell’s “reckless attacks” on renowned human rights activists are threatening…
Storyboard winners
Cayman Islands 2017 Storyboard competition winners Storybooks were brought to life by school students last weekend in the annual storyboard competition held at a reading fair in George Town Public Library. Organised by Cayman Islands Information Professionals (CIIP), 106 children…
Puzzles for Feb 16 2017 Number search/Sudoku/Word search/Crossword
TODAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE #4 YESTERDAY’S CROSSWORD PUZZLE #3 SOLUTION
